What Went Down On Super Tuesday

Nate Silver

It should be noted that Virginia is a state where there's little advanced voting, so the full-Biden surge can be felt here in a way that it might not be in a state like CO or CA
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) March 4, 2020

Aaron Bycoffe

7:06 pm

Virginia has 99 delegates to the national convention, and at poll closing, ABC News has assigned 16 of them to Biden. Eighteen more are available based on the statewide vote, and an additional 65 will be awarded based on the votes in Virginia’s 11 congressional districts.

Perry Bacon Jr.

7:06 pm

James Comey, who lives in Virginia, tweeted today that he voted for Biden. One of Biden’s aides then mocked this, although the aide later said that the campaign appreciated the endorsement. I think the prominence of Never-Trump Republicans in the media (on MSNBC in particular) and their aversion to Sanders has been really helpful to Biden. These people reinforce the message that Biden is the electable candidate, since these Republicans suggest they will cross over to vote for him but not Sanders. I am sure Comey is not the typical Virginia Democratic primary voter, but I suspect he kind of represents the high-information, Northern Virginia types who might have been choosing between Buttigieg, Klobuchar and Biden and then only had one choice today.

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